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+Commented chapter-by-chapter tutorial for Java, with JavaFX.
+The tutorial does _not_ go over everything in detail, and includes 
+technical details. I hope that it is unique and interesting and teaches
+something new to any reading it. It should not be the only resource, though,
+and a lot of searching and doc reading will be necessary.
+
+# Chapters
+## Chapter 1
+Simple hello world, plus Gradle basics.
+